"We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful"
April/May 1992

 

We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful
Suedehead (live London 4/10/91)

UK 7" [HMV POP1629]
UK CSS [HMV TCPOP1629]
Australia CSS [EMI 204769-4]
EEC 7" [EMI/HMV 20 4769 7]

 

We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful
Suedehead (live London 4/10/91)
I've Changed My Plea To Guilty (live London 4/10/91)
Pregnant For The Last Time (live London 4/10/91)

UK 12" [HMV 12POP1629]

 

We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful
Suedehead (live London 4/10/91)
I've Changed My Plea To Guilty (live London 4/10/91)
Alsatian Cousin (live London 4/10/91)

UK CD5 [HMV CDPOP1629]
Holland CD5 [EMI 20 4769-2]

 

We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful
Suedehead (live London 4/10/91)
I've Changed My Plea To Guilty (live London 4/10/91)
Pregnant For The Last Time (live London 4/10/91)
Alsatian Cousin (live London 4/10/91)

USA CD5 [Sire/Reprise 9 40560-2]
USA 12" [Sire/Reprise 9 40560-0]
 

Additional information:
The cd-single included in the "Morrissey CD-singles 91-95" box set has all four live tracks included, as on the USA cd-single listed above.

The USA 12" is on purple vinyl.

The USA cd-single was originally released on digipack and later re-released in a jewel case.

"Pregnant For The Last Time" is actually credited as having been "recorded somewhere in West London" but it should have been credited as being from Hammersmith Odeon October 4, 1991 just like the other live b-sides.

 

Artwork information:
Morrissey, Alain Whyte and Gary Day, photographed by Linder Sterling during the 1991 Kill Uncle tour, possibly right before the 4 November concert.

 

Etchings on vinyl:
UK 7" and 12":
I DON'T KNOW ANYONE THAT'S HAPPY, DO YOU? / none

 

Additional release date information:
UK: 27 April 1992
USA: 12 May 1992

 

Chart peak information:
UK: 17
USA: (didn't chart, but reached #2 on Modern Rock Chart)

 

Promotion:
UK: This single was promoted with the help of a specially designed 10" record with vintage His Master's Voice labels and sleeve (10POP1629; view in image gallery on the left). It features the title track on both sides, but side A is to be played at 78 rpm while side B is to be played at 45 rpm! One-track In Phase and Parlophone promo videos were also sent to the relevent media. Copies of the stock 7" with a release information sticker on its sleeve was distributed to radio or retail.

USA: The release of this single was mainly promoted via gold-stamped copies of the 12", and to a lesser degree, one-track promo videos of the title track. The latter video was also included on a 4-track various artists promo compilation dated 6-17-1992 and numbered #298 (by Warner Bros?), a various artists Warner Bros promo compilation dated August 1992 (9/11/92; D59960), issue 112A of the Telegenics various artists promo series, the July 1992 issue of the Rockamerica promo series as well as on an issue of the ETV various artists promo videos series.